User Fuel Logs - where is it?
Submitted: Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 07:55
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Phil P
Hi all,
Many years ago, there was somewhere on this site that you could log your fuel usage for any trek that you completed. It was a great reference to estimate potential fuel requirements.
I have searched but can't locate it, does it still exist?
Thanks
Phil P
Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 08:16
Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 08:16
Phil,
Open a Trek Note and look in the preperation tab of that trek note at the bottom is fuel usage figures, I think they have now averaged the usages. If you do a Review of the trek note others will be able to see what fuel usage you had also :)
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Member - PJR (NSW) - Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 08:36
Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 08:36
Are you sure that it's a good idea to rely on someone else's fuel usage. Maybe that's why there hasn't been much emphasis on other's fuel usage logs. I never use them myself.
We all drive differently and have different usage for even the same car and weight. Also what's on the roof and different tyres make a big difference as
well. For any trip that I have made I take the worst usage that I have got on a similar trip, added 10% and use that.
As an example for myself only; For any desert, high country or hard going trip, it's always 20 Lt per hundred kilometers. And for bitumen or hard dirt roads, I use 17 Lt per hundred. I always err on the side of safety. Eg for our upcoming Canning trip it's 20 lt per hundred K's.
My wife gets a good 10-15% better usage than I do!!!
Phil
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Follow Up By: Member - PhilD_NT - Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 11:06
Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 11:06
I thought my nickname was "Leadfoot".
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 11:15
Friday, Apr 25, 2014 at 11:15
Phil,
Have a look under Members - Fileswap - Checklist and Planners
A few to choose from.
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